started out as "The Paranoiac Woodcutter"); this was the most complex recording so far, containing more than 100 different sounds. Like "Sam", it received very little airplay. Wirtz had already begun working on Tomorrow's album and recorded a remake of "Hallucinations" for single release. It was renamed to "Mr Rainbow". Wirtz produced this song, sung by Steve Flynn in August 1967. Another track from the album, "Shy Boy", was re-recorded by Kippington Lodge. These two songs were included on the album finally released in 1996. Uncut asserted in April 2004 that "Sam" was a major influence on Pete Townshend's Tommy. Other recordings Wirtz composed a range of material around this time, releasing it under a series of pseudonyms. Much of the music produced in late 1967 became part of the project and was released on the 1996 album. There were two particular recordings that did not survive, "The Sad Story Of Simon And His Bugle" and "Two's Company, Three Thousand's A Crowd". The latter was a musical comedy, with the voices of Tim Rice and Samantha Jones. In January 1968 Wirtz married Ross Hannaman and subsequently recorded many songs co-written with her. The track "Barefoot and Tiptoe" was one of their collaborations and featured her voice, as well as the Band of the Irish Guards. It was released as by The Sweetshop but sales were poor. Wirtz was forced to shelve the project and concentrated on Tomorrow, whose album was released in February 1968. However, many songs were released over the years that were intended for the project, for example Dream Dream Dream, performed by Wirtz but credited as Zion De Gallier. An album released in Germany in 1968 contained what was the basis for the Theme from a Teenage Opera. Grocer Jack was parodied in the mid-1970s on a flexi-disk (Private Eye recordings) released by the satirical magazine Private Eye. The words were changed to "Grocer Heath, Grocer Heath, cover up those awful teeth", referring to the prime minister, Edward Heath. The song was also namechecked on Half Man Half Biscuit's song 'Our Tune' from the album 'McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt' (1991), the last lines of which are "Grocer Jack! Grocer Jack! Get off your back! Go into town!" from the chorus, except bellowed rather than sung. Tracks In 1996, Wirtz released a CD with every track recorded over the years intended for use in A Teenage Opera. Some